Eni Rotra FE 75W-90

EniEni Rotra linegear and transmission75W-90

Synthetic 75W-90 API GL-4 gear oil for Audi and Volkswagen manual gearboxes, meeting the requirements of VW 501.50.

Classification
Product line Eni Rotra 21 oils
SAE viscosity 75W-90What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 92 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 15.1 mm²/s
Viscosity index 180
Brookfield viscosity at -40 °C 115000 mPa·s
Pour point -48 °C
Flash point 190 °C
Density 870 kg/m³

The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.

Description

Eni Rotra FE 75W-90 is a synthetic oil for manual transaxles, where the gearbox and final drive share one housing, in front-wheel-drive Audi and Volkswagen cars. Its very low viscosity in the cold makes gear changes easier after a cold start.

The oil is rated API GL-4. According to its maker, it meets the requirements of VW 501.50 (factory designation G 50), without formal Volkswagen approval.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 92 mm²/s at 40 °C and 15.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 180, pour point -48 °C, flash point 190 °C, density 870 kg/m³ and low-temperature viscosity 115,000 mPa·s at -40 °C.

Application

Manual transaxles in front-wheel-drive Audi and Volkswagen cars that need a VW 501.50 (G 50) oil.

Worth knowing

In its applications section, Eni’s data sheet calls this oil an API “GL-4+” gear lubricant, while the specification section records plain API GL-4. There is no “GL-4+” category in the API 1560 list, so the “plus” is the oil maker’s wording, not an API class. How GL-4 differs from GL-5, and why double or “enhanced” markings on the can are no substitute for the carmaker’s requirement, is explained in the article “Gear oil: GL-4 or GL-5, 75W-90 or 80W-90?”.

Eni Rotra FE 75W-80 also carries the letters FE, but its entry has no VW 501.50: it claims four ZF TE-ML classes and has 9.1 mm²/s at 100 °C against 15.1 mm²/s here. The code is also absent from the other 75W-90 oils of the Rotra line, from MP and LSX to A/R and HY DB Synth. The VW 501.50 page lists six oils, only two of which hold an official approval.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

Sources

Related articles

Other Eni oils

All 140 oils

  • Eni Rotra A/R 75W-90

    Fully synthetic 75W-90 gear oil rated API GL-5 and MT-1 and meeting SAE J2360, for gearboxes and limited-slip differentials.

    • API GL-5
    • API MT-1
    • ZF TE-ML 21A
    • ZF TE-ML 05A

  • Eni Rotra HY DB Synth 75W-90

    Fully synthetic 75W-90 gear oil rated API GL-4 for the manual gearboxes of Mercedes-Benz lorries and light vehicles.

    • API GL-4
    • ZF TE-ML 08
    • DTFR 13B110

  • Eni Rotra LSX 75W-90

    Fully synthetic 75W-90 gear oil rated API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1, with official MAN and ZF approvals for gearboxes and axles.

    • ZF TE-ML 21A
    • ZF TE-ML 05A
    • API GL-4
    • API GL-5

  • Eni Rotra MP 75W-90

    Synthetic 75W-90 gear oil for manual gearboxes and axles, meeting API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1, with official ZF approvals.

    • ZF TE-ML 21A
    • ZF TE-ML 05A
    • API MT-1
    • API GL-4

Other 75W-90 oils

  • Liqui Moly

    Liqui Moly Top Tec MTF 5400 75W-90

    Synthetic 75W-90 API GL-4 gear oil meeting the requirements of VW 501.50, MB 235.72 and BMW MTF LT-4.

    • API GL-4
    • VW 501.50
    • Ford WSD-M2C200-C
    • BMW MTF LT-4
  • Mobil

    Mobil Delvac Ultra SCA 75W-90

    75W-90 gear oil for Scania and MAN truck gearboxes on extended drain intervals, with MAN 341 Type GA2 approval.

    • MAN 341 Type GA2
    • Scania STO 2:0 G
  • Motul

    Motul MOTYLGEAR 75W-90

    Synthetic API GL-4 and GL-5 75W-90 gear oil for manual gearboxes, transfer cases and hypoid axles.

    • API GL-5
    • API GL-4
    • MIL-L-2105D
  • Shell

    Shell Spirax S5 ATE 75W-90

    Synthetic 75W-90 gear oil rated API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1, with the MB 236.26 approval, for heavily loaded car drivetrains.

    • MB 236.26
    • API GL-4
    • API GL-5
    • API MT-1